Evening Lifter BodyBlog

Arms and shoulders tonight. Ten by ten dips alternating with cable curls with 4 - 0 - 2- - tempo. Barely finished with tummy staying down. Shoulders still sore from chest the other night so just did a few sets of shoulders. On call again tomorrow, so off to bed now.

20 days since the broken toe and an irritation of an old MCL tear of the left knee, 53 hrs of call followed by a 2 1/2 hr meeting and I still hit it. I have not been very consistent secondary to injury and illness the last three weeks though hit it tonight. I did leg press with the toes high and wide and this was ok with the toe. I went light after the weekend on call and on call again in less than 36 hrs. I did 225 for the first 6 sets of ten then to 245 for 8 and 9 and then 265 for set ten with 4-0-2-0 tempo alternating with leg curls at 45 for ten by ten. Did not bother the MCL which was a surprise. Finished with leg sled calf raises 245 for 3 sets of 20 alternating with leg raises on the tower. I had a great workout, though could have gone up on weight. We will see how doms is after a dry spell. three weeks without working legs. Off to bed now. Need sleep.

Yikes. It has been a rough week. I broke a toe last week and then the weekend had a GI bug and went down 7 lbs. I have been achy and weak since. Today though I visualized working out all day and did get to hit it. I switched legs for chest and back given the toe. I have not figured out what I will be able to do with the broken toe . It bugged me even doing IDBP and lat pulldowns tonight. I stuck to the ten sets of ten for both exercises. Barely made the tenth set and nausea from working out is definitely better than nausea from a GI bug.  It felt great to workout and I hope to put the weight back on. Today was the first day eating was back to almost normal. The tummy has not been feeling so well.  Thanks to Bando for the encouragement.

Any ideas for leg work with a broken 5 th toe is appreciated. I am going to try leg press with a high foot placement and if that does not work perhaps extensions and curls. I don’t think squats or lunges are in place. I am tempted to switch out the ten by ten and go with a lighter weight for two 50 rep sets. Any ideas???

I came down with a GI Bug friday middle of the night and went down 7 lbs yesterday. I had likely less than 500 calories total yest. I am feeling flat today. I am anxious to hit it again. The toe is feeling a bit better. Funny how perspective changes when everything hurts. Trying to not get caught up with thoughts of muscle breakdown. I hope to be back at it soon. I did what my kids never see me do and that was rest. I hardly moved yesterday.  I hope to post a workout soon. Take care.

I was all set to work out tonight though I think I broke a toe. I had set up to workout and tested the back with a set of 20 rep squats with just the bar and the back was fine. I was going to do week 5 GVT leg day and loaded weights and then went in to put the kids to bed. My 4 yr old decided to throw a fit that we didn’t tuck his blankets around him after he told us not to. I went back into his room and in the dark nailed bat mobile toy with my right foot. I think I broke my 5 th digit yet again. I have broke the little toes so many times that I know what it is like. There is swelling and bruising and point tenderness. I am so bummed. I have been so consistent and now a set back. I was all psyched to work out tonight and now am limping to get around. I am bummed. Trying to remember it could be worse though I have made such progress with the ten by ten i don’t want to lose it. Sorry to whine though seriously bummed. 12 hr day in front of me tomorrow makes it a little daunting .

I had a busy day though was able to free up 1 hr and 4 minutes to hit arms and shoulders. I did 10 by 10 dips alternating with incline hammer curls this week at 27 1/2 lbs.  Again 4-0-2-0 killer tempo.  I then did DB seated shoulder press  for 4 sets of ten alternating with rear laterals for three sets of ten. Felt great. I have noticed a steady increase in weights and a decrease in the stress of getting ten sets in. I have added to incline curls each week though may have to stay at 27 1/2 lb DBs for a week. It was a barely in good form however for the tenth rep on the tenth set.

Have a good week. No call for me so hopefully no troubles with the workout times. Back is a lot better though still has a catching point if I am not cautious.